Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD): Today's Featured Retail Winner

Sears Holdings Corporation was a winner within the retail industry, rising 55 cents (1.2%) to $47.97 on light volume.

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Sears Holdings Corporation ( SHLD) pushed the Retail industry higher today making it today's featured retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Sears Holdings Corporation rose 55 cents (1.2%) to $47.97 on light volume. Throughout the day, 445,279 shares of Sears Holdings Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $46.60-$48.50 after having opened the day at $47.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.42. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were: QKL Stores ( QKLS), up 10.5%, Alon Holdings Blue Square - Israel ( BSI), up 6.7%, Cache ( CACH), up 5.9%, and New York & Company ( NWY), up 2.8%.

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Sears Holdings Corporation operates as a specialty retailer in the United States and Canada. The company's Kmart segment operates stores that sell merchandise under Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer labels; and Sears brand products, such as Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Sears Holdings Corporation has a market cap of $5.02 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 14% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are no analysts that rate Sears Holdings Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Sears Holdings Corporation as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow.